Deeply American story. This is what you get for making the receiver the legally “gun” part of the gun I guess.

The companies, for their part, say that if public officials want the whole gun destroyed, they must pay for it.

“Our services are free for law enforcement agencies,” said Scott Reed, president of Gunbusters. “If we can’t cover our costs by selling parts, then we charge them.”

“We tried to privatize this service and they made used it to make money, what gives?”